MFA - PAINTING

Paper Code: 
VAP122:Seminar (Theory)
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

This paper will enable the students to-

  1. Develop critical and analytical understanding of various fields of fine arts .
  2. Knowledge of evolving trends in Fine Arts and Artists too.
  3. Learn , search and compare important facts of Art practices, styles, techniques, subject matters.
  4. Explore the contribution of art and artists to develop the nation culturally, environmentally, socially and more.
  5. Learn to be ethical in writing an article, paper or seminar.

 

 

 

COURSE OUTCOMES:

 

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

PAPER CODE

Paper Title

 

 

 

VAP 122

 

 

 

Seminar

 

The students will be able to-

CO7:. Effectively apply knowledge of research methodology in critical writings .

CO8:  Develop critical awareness and advanced knowledge of contexts relevant to fine art practices and able to write a report or minor research.

CO9:  Build up to compare various art styles, techniques, mediums and themes evolved and developed by various artists accordingly.

CO10  Evaluate the data collected through interviews, meetings and the collected data.

CO 11: will learn to be away from Plagiarism and put citations in the research paper

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks.

 

Semester end examinations, Continuous Assessment Test, Sketching, layouts, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, regular ,display and submission of artworks.

 

 

The student will choose any topic of choice, relevant to the field of specialization and will present a seminar on scheduled date.
Note:
1. The student will decide two /three topics along with broad outline of research within fifteen days of the commencement of the semester with her guide. All the faculty members will give approval for the topic after the discussion in the third week of semester.
2. The students will have to submit the final seminar report along with a soft copy in CD with the practical submission.

Essential Readings: 
  • Vicki Krohn Amorose – Art Write: The Writing Guide for Visual Artists
  • Martin Gayford and Karen Wright – The Grove Book of Art Writing
  • Barnet Sylvan, A Short Guide to Writing  about – Art, 7th ed., 2003, Longman, US.
  • Sayre Henry M., Writing About Art, 4th ed., 2002, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
  • Hughes Robert, Nothing if Not Critical – Selected Essays on Art and Artists, 1990, Penguin Bookss, US
  • Chris Murray, Key Writings on Art: The Twentieth Century

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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